Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Hafner Press (1981) (1981), Edition: RE ISSUE, 215 pages
Description
What is the relation of the state to God? How can a man be both a political animal and a follower of Christ? These enduring questions are considered in detail in this volume of selected writings of St Thomas Aquinas. Among the most influential of the medieval philosophers, he is recognized for synthesizing Christian theology with Artistotelian metaphysics, recognized for synthesizing Christian theology with Artistotelian metaphysics, and providing a philosophical defence of Christianity addressed to the non-Christian reader. This selection specifically focuses on Aquinas's concepts of politics, justice and social conflicts, and the impact they have on society.
Subjects
LCC
JC121.T42
Original publication date
1953
Physical description
215 p.; 8.2 inches